reliant

On-Yomi: イ、エ — Kun-Yomi: よ.る

Koohii stories:

1) [fuaburisu] 10-10-2005(148): Mr T is reliant (depends on) on his garment (the gold chains).

2) [timcampbell] 9-3-2008(49): Mr. T. is so self-reliant he even makes his own garments.

3) [pjhoover] 21-10-2008(36): Proverb: the clothes make the man (person). that is, we are reliant on what we wear to be who we are.

4) [RisuMiso] 13-10-2009(19): People are reliant on garments to survive cold winters.

5) [peacemik] 24-10-2008(17): In his heyday, Mr. T was not reliant on his garments for his image; he relied more on his physique, his haircut, his gold chains, and his "I pity da foo" comments. 依存 (いぞん): dependence, reliance 依然 (いぜん): still, as yet 依頼人 (いらいにん): client に依ると (によると): according to (someone).